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Twenty-five educators carrying eight hundred and sixty-four children.

We list 13 of them here — the principal, deputy, subject heads and class teachers. The remaining 12 colleagues hold our intern, Foundation Phase assistant and supply-teaching roles, and we thank them no less.

Leadership & class teachers

The faces your child will know.

All staff are SACE-registered and follow the DBE’s continuous professional teacher development cycle.

Mr Adam Matsobane Ngoasheng, Principal

Mr Adam Matsobane Ngoasheng

Principal · Mathematics Educator

Tenure
26 years in teaching, 9 as principal
Qualifications
BEd Hons, North-West University

“A school is its teachers, its parents and the gate it leaves open. We try to keep all three in good repair.”

Mrs Thandeka Dlamini, Deputy Principal

Mrs Thandeka Dlamini

Deputy Principal · Curriculum & Assessment

Tenure
18 years
Qualifications
BEd, University of Limpopo

“Reports must mean something. Marks alone are not a story.”

Mr Sipho Mokoena, Head of Mathematics

Mr Sipho Mokoena

Head of Mathematics

Tenure
13 years
Qualifications
BSc Ed, University of the Free State

“A child who can explain a sum out loud has truly understood it.”

Ms Lerato Radebe, Head of English

Ms Lerato Radebe

Head of English Home Language

Tenure
9 years
Qualifications
BA, University of South Africa

“Twenty minutes of reading a day is the most generous gift this school can give.”

Ms Anita Pillay, Head of Setswana and Heritage

Ms Anita Pillay

Head of Setswana & Heritage

Tenure
11 years
Qualifications
BEd Hons, University of KwaZulu-Natal

“A child who keeps her mother tongue keeps a piece of home with her always.”

Mrs Nomvula Sithole, Grade 1 Class Teacher

Mrs Nomvula Sithole

Grade 1 Class Teacher

Tenure
15 years
Qualifications
Diploma in Foundation Phase, NWU

“The first morning of Grade 1 is the most important morning of school.”

Mr Bheki Nkosi, Grade 2 Class Teacher

Mr Bheki Nkosi

Grade 2 Class Teacher

Tenure
5 years
Qualifications
BEd, University of Pretoria

“Children copy the calmness of the adult in the room.”

Mrs Refilwe Motaung, Grade 3 Class Teacher

Mrs Refilwe Motaung

Grade 3 Class Teacher

Tenure
22 years
Qualifications
BEd, University of Venda

“Grade 3 is the year a child either becomes a reader or doesn’t. We make sure they do.”

Mr Thabo Khumalo, Grade 4 Class Teacher

Mr Thabo Khumalo

Grade 4 Class Teacher

Tenure
10 years
Qualifications
BEd, University of Johannesburg

“Grade 4 is the year of asking why. The right answer is to take the question seriously.”

Ms Zinhle Mahlangu, Grade 5 Class Teacher

Ms Zinhle Mahlangu

Grade 5 Class Teacher

Tenure
7 years
Qualifications
BEd, NWU Mahikeng

“Children read more carefully when they trust the person who set the book.”

Mr Kagiso Modise, Grade 6 Class Teacher

Mr Kagiso Modise

Grade 6 Class Teacher

Tenure
16 years
Qualifications
BEd Hons, NWU Potchefstroom

“In Grade 6 we are no longer parenting them. We are sending them off well.”

Ms Palesa Tshabalala, Lead Life Skills and Wellbeing

Ms Palesa Tshabalala

Lead Life Skills & Wellbeing Educator

Tenure
8 years
Qualifications
BA Soc Wk, University of Cape Town

“A child carrying a hard week deserves five quiet minutes from an adult who notices.”

Mrs Susan Botha, Lead Music and Choir

Mrs Susan Botha

Lead Music & Choir Educator

Tenure
27 years
Qualifications
Diploma in Music, Tshwane University of Technology

“Singing in a choir teaches a child how to listen and how to wait their turn.”